whetstone

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/|[ˈʍɛʔˌstoʊn]|/ˈwɛtˌstoʊn/|[ˈwɛʔˌstoʊn]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
    — […]for alwaies the dulneſſe of the foole, is the whetstone of the wits.
  2. A stimulant. figuratively
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”). alt-of
动词 v.
  1. To sharpen with a whetstone. transitive
    — Near-synonym: hone (verb)

词形变化

whetstones plural whetstones present,singular,third-person whetstoning participle,present whetstoned participle,past whetstoned past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English whestone, whetston, whetesston, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain (“whetstone”). Equivalent to whet (“to sharpen”) + stone.
词源 2
From Middle English whestone, whetston, whetesston, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjastain (“whetstone”). Equivalent to whet (“to sharpen”) + stone.
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